Rain Shadow: Series One

Enjoyed the Western Australian landscape and seeing other cultures. It was compared to All Creatures Great and Small, but I see no comparison other than there are veterinarians as the major characters in the story line. Both series are fantastic and both are highly recommended...but in their own ways, different dynamics between the characters. Rain Shadow is about resilient characters with drive to find out the answer behind the answer in a small town culture that is very close knit. I wish there was a second and third season.

This is an excellent film about the people trying to live in a very dry region of Australia. I saw a preview on another Acorn video and knew I wanted to get the film. When it came it was better than expected. From what can I learn series 2 was never made. I wish it had been. Try to get it if you can. Some of these Acorn videos are only available used on the market place, which is a shame as many are very good.

I stumbled upon this series in late 2008 in the new releases section on Amazon. The two user reviews here convinced me that this would be a perfect birthday gift for a friend of mine - and it absolutely was. After she enjoyed the series, she let me borrow it.The actors are excellent as is the story. The 6 episode story arch is paced perfectly, each building on the prior installment. After watching one episode, I couldn't wait to watch more. My only regret was that I wanted the series to continue (it wraps up perfectly, while still leaving room for future installments).Since borrowing the set that I bought as a birthday gift, I have purchased my own copy of the set, and given yet another one as a Christmas present. I'm a bit surprised that this series hasn't gotten more attention - again, I stumbled on it by accident. The quality, in every respect, makes this set more like a six hour feature film than a television mini-series. It captures the beauty, lonelyness and isolation of life in a very accurate way that I think most people can relate to.I hope this gets aired on PBS at some point because this quality series deserves a much larger audience. I'd sure love to see another 6 episodes.

This is my all-time favorite mini-series. It's hard to believe the characters in the story are actors! They absolutely become and LIVE the people they portray. I've never been so "attached" to ALL the members of a cast. The portrayal of life in southern Australia as both magnificent and desperate is altogether convincing. The scenery is both beautiful and solemn. As an animal lover, the story has special significance to me. I watch "series one" at least once a year and always wonder why there is no "series 2,3,4 etc". I thought maybe Netflix just doesn't carry it, but I can't find it anywhere. I wonder what happened? If you really enjoy getting engrossed in a story and it's characters, be sure to watch this series!

I adore this show.Two strong women in a complicated environment dealing with problems that have no right or wrong solutions. The fact that they are living in a climate changed world only adds depth to the storyline and blurs the lines between what to wait for, hope for, and give up. Watching the younger woman learn from the older woman in a way that isn't mother-daughter, patronizing-victim or witch-princess is a breath of deep, rich, oxygenated air. Their relationship is textured and true. The actors/actresses are outstanding and bring the story to life in a remarkably memorable way.

Personally I highly enjoyed Rain Shadow and have actually watched all the episodes twice. It is about a young female vet that goes out to a small remote town in Australia to serve an apprenticeship with a local, hard nose, female vet. The ranches in the area are on the dry side of the mountains (e.g. rain shadow) an experiencing a long term draught. While the entire series is slow paced, I found the DVD did an amazing job in developing the characters and depicting what a tremedous struggle it is for the local ranchers and their families. Not everyone will enjoy this series, but all I can say is I did. I think anyone that is interested in ranching, especially in arid areas, will enjoy Rain Shadow.

As this was set in Australia some of the accents are pretty thick and difficult to understand. I missed a lot of the dialogue because subtitles weren’t provided.

Three and a half stars. The two protagonists were outstanding. However, the casting was a tad ridiculous. The vet assistant looked like a teenager. Character development overall was excellent. However, the backdrop of severe drought and its ghastly implications, for both animals and humans, was rather depressing and at times downright haunting; it required some fast forwarding on my part. I hated the musical score; monotonal repetitive dissonant. It fit with the dusty unrelenting scenery. I am hoping that this is not a memorable film, for me!

I just bought this series and couldn't wait to watch it as I spent nearly two years living just outside Adelaide many years ago. This is an excellent series. I loved seeing the Adelaide hills and the scenery again. I don't mean the drought aspect though. This is a wonderful presentation of life in this area of South Australia, not glossed over. It is beautifully acted and presented. I was sorry it was only 6 episodes and I would have liked to see more. This shows the strength and dedication of everyone just to contend with daily life and its problems and triumphs. To see two lady vets is wonderful and well acted. The rest of the cast is very good also. I recommend this series.

I had looked forward to purchasing this story for awhile and generally, we found it to be quite interesting. However, without subtitles or closed captioning, the Aussie accent was far too difficult to try to understand. We managed to watch it once and were disappointed when we knew we had missed so much of the dialogue and therefore, the story as well. We also knew we couldn't possibly sit through it again. For that reason, I couldn't recommend this.

I enjoyed learning about the hardships that farming in Australia faces. I loved Rachel Ward in "A Town Called Alice" so wanted to view her in Rain Shadows and it was worth it. The British and Aussies do produce interesting drama. When is the rest of the series available?

At the core this is a movie about the relationships people have with each other and with their pasts. Set in Austrailia in a region facing drought, hard questions are asked while hard lives are being lived. Brilliantly written, beautifully acted, these are characters you care about, people you are glad to have spent time with. Highly recommended.

I first rented this series from the Library and then just had to won it. For anyone who has travelled to Australia and loved it as much as I did; for anyone who enjoys violence-free, intelligent drama; for anyone who celebrates strong women characters in lead roles; this series is for you. The story revolves around two women vets - Rachel Ward is fabulous as 50 year old Kate, and Vitoria Thanke wonderful as her young assistant, Jill. We see the dynamic of two women learning to trust each other set against a backdrop of a drough-ridden, disease infested Australian rural community. I loved this series and can only hope for another more episodes will be produced.... By the way the male characters are pure Aussie and deligtful.